Wallace Wood

THE LIFE AND LEGEND OF WALLACE WOOD Volume 2Our Highest Recommendation. By Bhob Stewart, J. Michael Catron, Roger Hill, Larry Hama, Bill Pearson et al. Bursting with a cornucopia of gorgeous artwork and photos, this volume features vivid remembrances by Wood's friends, colleagues, assistants, and loved ones. Even as they explore his playful spirit and psychological twists. they frankly discuss his struggles with censorship and alcoholism and his worst enemy--his own fatalism. Carefully compiled over more than three decades by Wood assistant Bhob Stewart, this completes a remarkably revealing and intimate portrait of a legendary comics creator. Fantagraphics, 2018...More.

CANNONThird printing Highly Recommended. By Wallace Wood. Meet John Cannon, the perfect agent and Wood's violent, sexy take-off of James Bond. Brainwashed by the voluptuous Madame Toy to be "the perfect assassin" for the Red forces, Cannon is rescued and brainwashed (again) by the CIA. Cannon experiences action like no other agent! Undercover and under the covers, Cannon endures nude torture by beautiful women, explosive gunplay, naked catfights, bone-crunching plastic surgery, Hitler, nihilistic lovemaking, Weasel the spy, death from above, and more naked women! Take that, 007! Fantagraphics, 2018. Adult Material...More.

ALSO AVAILABLETHE LIFE AND LEGEND OF WALLACE WOOD Volume 1Our Highest Recommendation. By Bhob Stewart, Bill Gaines, Roger Hill, Al Williamson, John Severin, Grant Geissman. Introduction by Howard Chaykin. Just when we thought we knew all there is to know about Woody, here comes a wonderful all-new biography. Edited over the course of thirty years by former Wood assistant Bhob Stewart, His World is a biographical portrait, generously illustrated with Wood's gorgeous art (some unpublished) as well as little-seen personal photos and childhood ephemera. Also: remembrances by Wood's friends, colleagues, assistants, and loved ones. Fantagraphics, 2016...More.

See the website for all currently available material with Wally Wood, including The Wizard King from 1978, just listed in Rare & Out of Print.

VICTOR MOSCOSO PSYCHEDELIC DRAWINGS 1967-1982Recommended. By Norman Hathaway and Dan Nadel. This is the catalogue for the first retrospective of drawings by Victor Moscoso (born 1936), preeminent graphic artist, Zap Comix creator, widely renowned for his 1960s psychedelic posters and comics. Moscoso began designing posters for rock shows in San Francisco in 1966, and quickly developed a signature style in which opposite hues of the same intensity sit next to each other to create a visual "vibration" effect. Andrew Edlin Gallery, 2015...More.

ALSO AVAILABLETHE HIPPIES A 1960s History
By John Anthony Moretta. Among the most significant subcultures in modern U.S. history, the hippies had a far-reaching impact. Their influence essentially defined the 1960s--hippie anti-fashion, divergent and psychedelic music and artwork, dropout politics and "make love not war" philosophy extended to virtually every corner of the world and remain influential. Here is a serious look at the entire movement, from fifties folk beginnings to the end of the era in the late 70s. Well illustrated with the musicians, the promoters, the leaders, the events. McFarland, 2017...More.

ROY THOMAS PRESENTS THE LOST WORLD SlipcasedCollects #21-64, 1942-50. Limited printing with slipcase. Highly Recommended. By Nick Cardy, Graham Ingels, George Evans et al. An unusually fat book (456 pages) from PS, collecting the best continuing strip in Planet Stories. Plus these bonus features: a special overview by Roy Thomas, a close look at editor Malcolm Reiss AND brief bios (with special artwork) of ALL the creators: Rudy Palais, EC alumni Graham Ingels and George Evans, Lily Renée and others, by historian David Saunders! Hunt Bowman and the beautiful Lyssa live on a future Earth that had been conquered by the Voltamen, fierce reptilian creatures with green skin... PS Artbooks, 2017...More.

The Symbolist Movement of the 1890s

MYSTICAL SYMBOLISM The Salon De La Rose+Croix In Paris 1892-1897
By Vivien Greene, Jean-David Jumeau-Lafond et al. Bound in red velvet with gold-stamped lettering to conjure the evocative atmosphere of the French Salons, this catalog features essays about the history, themes and often spiritual aims of the Rose+Croix, a hot bed of creativity in the 1890s. It gathered an international group of Symbolist artists around a shared refutation of Realist aesthetics and philosophy, frequently in favor of the ideal and the mystical. The richly illustrated volume also contains 46 color plates, entries on each exhibited artist and a bibliography of contemporary sources on Symbolist art. Guggenheim, 2018...More.

ALSO AVAILABLETHE ART OF DECADENCE European Fantasy Art of The Fin-De-SiècleHighly Recommended. By Hiroshi Unno. Across time and space, the motifs and images of Decadence are repeatedly depicted in literature, fine arts, music and other art forms. This book presents numerous historically important art works spanning the 19th century Pre-Raphaelites to Surrealism, including notable European illustrators such as Mossa, Lefler and Urban, de Feure, Grasset, Klinger, Von Stuck, Segatinni,Odilon Redon, Harry Clarke, Mucha, Icart, Alastair, Fini, Ernst, Wegener, Von Bayros, Alma Tadema, Gustav Klimt, and many more, many with several pieces and a chapter on their work. PIE, 2017. Adult Material...More.

Item Code: ARTDEC
Soft Cover, 7x10, 400pg, Partial Color
$49.95

ALSO AVAILABLEHARRY CLARKE The Life & WorkHighly Recommended. By Nicola Gordon Bowe. The definitive biography of Clarke and a critical survey of his oeuvre--out of print for more than 15 years, now with new images and additional material. Stained glass, symbolism, decadence, Celtic mysticism, Art Nouveau, and the Ballets Russes--all these elements claim a place in the the art of Harry Clarke (1887-1931), the Dublin artist now recognized internationally as a bizarre genius of his age. History Press, 2015...More.

BRIAN KESINGER PENNED DRAGONS SIGNEDMoving lenticular cover. Highly Recommended. By Brian Kesinger. Brian Kesinger's charming collection of pen-and-ink dragon portraits obliterates winged-serpent stereotypes with its fun and fantastic portrayal of these magnificent creatures at their informal best. There are no cookie-cutter fantasy clichés to be found here... just candid studies of dozens of the world's most wonderful dragons with their individual personalities on display. An authentic and insightful glimpse into the little-known realities of being a dragon. Characters like Fynlar the Daring, Gorüng the Skittish, and So'kee the Vegetarian will delight readers of all ages. Baby Tattoo, 2017...More.

ALSO AVAILABLEBRIAN KESINGER'S SKETCHBOOK Volume 1 SignedSigned! Highly Recommended. Brian is well known now for his "Octopus" books starring the delightful young Victorian-era lady and her pet cephalopod. And you will find new drawings of her here, including a short multi-page tale, "The Intrepid Molly McGuiness." But there's much more, including never-before-collected convention poster art for DragonCon 2013 and two Tucson, Arizona Steampunk shows, pirate girls, lady space adventurers, Star Wars characters and bizarre creatures. A lovely, thick art book from this wonderful animation artist whose credits include Disney Studios. Brian Kesinger, 2016...More.

Item Code: BKS01S
Soft Cover, 8x11, 104pg, Full Color
$30.00

ALSO AVAILABLEDRESSING YOUR OCTOPUS Hardcover SignedSigned! With ornate metal corner clasps! By Brian Kesinger. Brian Kesinger's first book, Walking Your Octopus, won a Chesley award from the Association of Science Fiction & Fantasy Artists. Brian is also an Annie Award-winning story artist who has worked on over ten Disney animated feature films from Tarzan to Moana. His first two "Octopus" books have our highest recommendation. Now we have an entirely new book which is virtually a paper doll book, with cut-out-able costumes & outfits for both our heroine and her pet octopus. Or just a visual feast of steam-punkish costumes! Baby Tattoo, 2017...More.

Item Code: DREOH
Hard Cover, 7x10, 112pg, Full Color
$60.00

See the regular edition of Dressing, Coloring Your Octopus, Traveling With, and Walking Your Octopus...all on our website. They are among our favorite all-ages books.

Comic Book Archives

HOUSE OF SECRETS THE BRONZE AGE OMNIBUSCollects #81-111, 1969-73. Highly Recommended. By Len Wein, Bernie Wrightson, Neal Adams, Gray Morrow, Murphy Anderson, Nick Cardy, Jim Aparo et al. Here's a real treat. Featuring the first appearance of Swamp Thing, this new mystery collection includes some of the earliest work by a new generation of talent that hit the comics world at this time: such writers and artists as Len Wein, Alex Toth, Bernie Wrightson, Jim Aparo and the amazing Neal Adams, laying the groundwork for classic DC Universe horror stories for years to come. Fine work by these young turks, getting their start in comics with witches and warlocks, ghouls and pure haunted-house mystery. DC, 2018...More.

Item Code: HOSBH
Hard Cover, 7x11, 864pg, Full Color
$125.00 $105.00

There are four more Bronze Age Omnibus collections: Batman in Brave and the Bold, Batgirl, Justice League, and Swamp Thing. And Batman in Brave and the Bold is also now available in an inexpensive softcover compilation [BATBB01. $34.99, your price $29.99].

POPEYE CLASSICS VOLUME 11Collects issues #50-54, 1959-60. By Bud Sagendorf. These are classic, brilliant, and hilarious comics with kid and adult appeal of the beloved character, the spinach-fueled Popeye and his cast of “frien's” and “emenies”: Olive Oyl, Swee'pea, Wimpy, The Sea Hag, and Bluto. Plus the wild back-up strip, O.G. Wottasnozzle, a kind of demented madcap inventory in the Gyro Gearloose tradition but with even wilder results. Olive is captured by the Sea Hag, a giant comes to town, a ghost comes by, and more. IDW, 2018...More.

ALSO AVAILABLEHAUNTED LOVE Volume 1Chilling Archives of Horror Comics #20 Recommended. Art by Nick Cardy, Joe Kubert, Carmine Infantino et al. These are really bargain priced, when you think about it. 144 full color pages in hardcover, discounted to just over 20 bucks! Far less expensive than typical Archives editions! Haunted Love is the unholy spawn of Haunted Horror and Weird Love! An essential collection for any comic horror fan. This is horror with a heart--a beating, bloody one at that--with clear homages to the narrative construction of American horror literature, particularly H.P. Lovecraft and Edgar Allan Poe, in the tales of sinister romance. IDW, 2017...More.

Coming in March

CASEY RUGGLES A Saga of the West Volume 1Highly Recommended. By Warren Tufts. Warren Tufts is one those rare artist‘s artists, hugely admired by top talent like Alex Toth. Tufts' assistants were another talented list: Al Plastino (Superman artist), Edmond Good, Toth himself, and the super DC creator Ruben Moreira. Tufts is not so well known to the public today, but this small body of work captured the admiration of devoted collectors for decades. Casey Ruggles appeared in American newspapers from May 2, 1949 to October 30, 1955. Classic Comics Press, 2018. Due Mar. ...More.

ALSO AVAILABLETHE CISCO KID Volume 3Dailies, 1955-57. Highly Recommended. By Rod Reed. Art by José Luis Salinas. The third volume of the complete reprinting of The Cisco Kid, arguably the best drawn western strip ever done. The fine line work by Salinas is just amazing, challenging the quality of work by James Montgomery Flagg, Everett Raymond Kinstler, and Mac Raboy. Plus a fun and often exciting storyline of adventure in the old West, with bandits, villains, stagecoach crashes, hangings, beautiful women...it's all here. The reproduction suffers a bit as it's done from the printed strips, but that's my sole criticism. Dailies from March 21, 1955 to June 1, 1957. Classic Comics, 2017...More.

Item Code: CIS03
Soft Cover, 8x11, 240pg, b&w
$25.95

This is from the same publisher and is also an offbeat, unusual “western” with superlative art. Volumes 1 and 2 are on sale: [CIS01, 02. $24.95, your price $15.95 each. Volume 4 is slated appear in March.

EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS TARZAN Volume 5 Tarzan and the AdventurersThe Complete Burne Hogarth. Highly Recommended. Art by Burne Hogarth. The final entry in the Complete Burne Hogarth Comic Strip Library, this volume collects his rare daily comic strips in one volume for the first time as well as two exceptional adventures from the Sunday pages. Each strip has been carefully restored from the highest quality source material available, lavishly presented to emphasize the exceptional quality of one of the most influential illustrators to ever take on the Lord of the Jungle. Titan, 2017. Due Mar. ...More.

Coming in June and July

FLASH THE SILVER AGE OMNIBUS Volume 3Collects #164-#199. Highly Recommended. By Carmine Infantino, Murphy Anderson et al. Well and truly established in Central City, the Flash patrols the streets at speeds faster than the human eye can see. He protects the citizens from the super-villains Abra Kadabra, Captain Cold, Mirror Master, the Pied Piper, Heat Wave, Trickster, Weather Wizard, Captain Boomerang, the Shade and the Breakaway Bandit. Also included in this collection: the first appearance of the Reverse-Flash, Eobard Thawne, and the first appearance of Kid Flash's unique costume. DC, 2018. Due July. ...More.

Item Code: FL03H
Hard Cover, 7x10, 800pg, Full Color
$99.99 $85.00

Omnibus 2 remains available at the same discounted price. Omnibus 1 is completely sold out.

SUPERMAN THE GOLDEN AGE DAILIES 1944-1947Recommended. By Alvin Schwartz. Art by Wayne Boring. This comprehensive series remedies a gap in comics history, bringing back all the Superman Sunday strips--among the character's rarest collectibles, never before reprinted. The creative torch is passed to writer Alvin Schwartz (when Superman's creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster leave the series) and artist Wayne Boring, who became THE Superman artist until Curt Swan came along c.1960. Sixteen storylines that begin while World War II is still raging and continue into the post-war era. IDW, 2018. Due June. ...More.

Item Code: SUPD01H
Hard Cover, 11x8, 272pg, b&w
$49.99 $39.99

See more Superman on our site, including the Atomic Age Dailies and Sunday Pages, and the Silver Age collections.

LONE WOLF AND CUB Gallery Edition
By Kazuo Koike. Art by Goseki Kojima. Kazuo Koike's samurai epic is a tour de force of graphic fiction. Here for the first time ever are selections of the late Goseki Kojima's spectacular illustrations reproduced at original size on heavy-stock art paper to preserve the work in detail as it exists today, as close as one can come to owning these rarest of artworks. Including in its entirety the final titanic clash between Itto and his Yagu nemesis. This deluxe volume is must for collectors and for enthusiasts of the finest comic art ever created. Dark Horse, 2018. Due June. ...More.

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Bargain Books

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Mature Readers

The Crumb comics and stories too nasty to be collected in the U.S., finally in a new edition: Crumb's Bible of Filth. From Devilsfood McSpade to misogynist extremes, including the famous Zap #4 incest story that got the issue busted in Berkeley, no less. Very handsomely presented in full leather with gold page edges, and lots and lots of material. Much more Crumb can be seen on our website, including these two from our bargain books.

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